Tiger Beetles of Guyana
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50
Species
0
Endemics ★
13
Genera
Oct
Peak season
Guyana holds 50 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 13 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Mesochila (14), Odontocheila (13), Ctenostoma (6), Tetracha (6).
Habitats: forest (18) · riverine (16) · open sandy (7)
9
Arboreal
6
Nocturnal
13
Genera
Oct
Peak month
Iconic species of Guyana
Neocollyris smaragdina
Smaragdina Tiger Beetle
*Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994 is a subgenus of slender, metallic cicindelids haunting the bark and branches of Oriental forest trees. These elongate hunters, reaching 18 mm, conceal the…
Iridescent
9–23 mm
50 species
What to expect: Peak activity in October. Dominant habitats: forest (18) · riverine (16) · open sandy (7). 9 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesochila | 14 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Mesochila* (Mesochila) Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metal… |
| Odontocheila | 13 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Ctenostoma | 6 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Tetracha | 6 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Brasiella | 3 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Aniara | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Aniara* Hope, 1838. Body 14–20 mm, oval, robust. Dorsum entirely jet-black, matte, without metallic reflect… |
| Dromicoida | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Dromicoida* Werner, 1995. Monotypic; body 8–10 mm, oval (L:W < 2.0), fully winged. Dorsum metallic. Eyes la… |
| Iresia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Neocollyris | 1 | other Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, metallic; L:W >3.0; labrum transve… |
| Opisthencentrus | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Opisthencentrus* W.Horn, 1893. Body 8–9 mm, oval-compact, metallic. Labrum subquadrate. Fully winged. Autap… |
| Oxygoniola | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygoniola* W.Horn, 1892. Body 8–12 mm, oval, metallic, fully winged. Labrum subquadrate. Pronotal sculptur… |
| Oxycheila | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Pentacomia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
Aniara sepulchralis
(Bates, 1869) · 14–20 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Amapa, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cicindelidia
Brasiella argentata
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella argentata macella
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapa
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cicindelidia Microthylax Odontocheila
Ctenostoma formicarium
(Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma metallicum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pusillum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pusillum minimum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pusillum pusillum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma succinctum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
forest
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cicindelidia
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila brasiliensis
(Bates, 1881) · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila conformis
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila cyaneomarginata
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila discrepans
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila distigma
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila procera
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila proceroides
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila skrabali
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila wappesi
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Neocollyris smaragdina
Naviaux, 1994 · 9–23 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Para, Rondonia, Annai, Bolivar
cf. Collyris Derocrania Protocollyris
Odontocheila bipunctata
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pará, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Para, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones,
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
Odontocheila confusa
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa confusa
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata pavida
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Opisthencentrus dentipennis
(Bates, 1892) · 8–9 mm
forest
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Oxycheila tristis
(Fabricius, 1801) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Costa Lima, Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Sã
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
Wiesner, 2008 · 8–12 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Pentacomia microtheres
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Tetracha erichsoni
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pará, Rondonia, Annai, Bolivar
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniara sepulchralis | (Bates, 1869) | Amapa | ||
| Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella argentata macella
= Cicindela argentata peruensis (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Amapa | ||
| Brasiella venustula
= Cicindela viridicollis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Ctenostoma formicarium
= Cicindela guyanense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma metallicum | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma pusillum | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma pusillum minimum | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma pusillum pusillum
= Cicindela abbreviatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma succinctum | (Bates, 1869) | Pará | ||
| Dromicoida elegantia
= Cicindela belfragei (LeConte, 1875) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | |||
| Iresia surinamensis
= Cicindela boucardii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Mesochila biguttata
= Cicindela brasiliensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila brasiliensis | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Mesochila conformis | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila cyaneomarginata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila discrepans | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila distigma | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila distincta | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila procera | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila proceroides | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila skrabali | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila wappesi | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Neocollyris smaragdina | Naviaux, 1994 | Para | ||
| Odontocheila bipunctata
= Cicindela cajennensis (Latreille, 1817) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Pará | ||
| Odontocheila cajennensis
= Cicindela camposi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Latreille, 1817) | Para | ||
| Odontocheila chrysis
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Odontocheila confusa
= Cicindela confusa aperta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa aperta
= Cicindela confusa confusa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa confusa
= Cicindela confusa trochanterica (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa trochanterica
= Cicindela curvidens (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila luridipes | (Bates, 1869) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata aegra | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata pavida | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata rugatula
= Cicindela marginilabris (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Opisthencentrus dentipennis
= Cicindela angustecincta (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Oxycheila tristis | (Fabricius, 1801) | Costa Lima | ||
| Oxygoniola chamaeleon
= Cicindela affinis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | |||
| Pentacomia microtheres
= Cicindela punctum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Para | ||
| Tetracha affinis
= Cicindela angustata (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Amapa | ||
| Tetracha erichsoni | (Chaudoir, 1850) | |||
| Tetracha globosicollis
= Cicindela globosicollis maya (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha globosicollis maya
= Cicindela chacoensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha smaragdina
= Cicindela spinosa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Pará | ||
| Tetracha zerchei
= Cicindela alboobliquatus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 |